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Psalms of the Brethren CLXVIII: Vajjita
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
A traveller I these long, long ages past,
And round about the realms of life I’ve whirled;
One of the many-folk and blind as they,
No Ariyan truths had I the power to see.
But earnestly I strove for light and calm;
And now all shattered lies the endless way.
All future bournes abolished utterly,
Now cometh never more rebirth for me.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXVIII: Vajjita.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/167/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXVIII: Vajjita.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/167/.
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